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As Queen Elizabeth prepares to visit Kenilworth, the Earl of Leicester conceals his marriage to Amy Robsart to protect his position at court. Varney’s counsel and an astrologer’s promises of a royal future deepen the conflict between Leicester’s love for Amy and his political ambition.
A three-act romantic opera set in late twelfth-century England, based through intermediate adaptations on Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.
In Scott’s Ivanhoe story, Vilfredo loves Ravena, while Rebecca falls in love with the wounded Vilfredo she nursed. The Templar Briano abducts Rebecca and she is condemned to die unless a champion defends her. Vilfredo defeats Briano, who is killed by a bolt from heaven; Rebecca confesses her love to Vilfredo, then dies when he tells her they cannot be together.
During the conflict between Saxons and Normans, Ivanhoe returns in disguise and wins a tournament, while Prince John’s allies abduct Rowena and Rebecca. King Richard and his supporters attack the captors’ stronghold; Rebecca is condemned for witchcraft, but Ivanhoe champions her and Sir Brian dies before he can strike. Rebecca is freed, and Ivanhoe reunites with Rowena.
This three-act French pastiche opera is based on Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe and draws on music from several operas by Gioachino Rossini.
Based loosely on Walter Scott’s The Heart of Midlothian, the opera follows Jeanie Deans and her sister Effie. It ends with Effie’s release from Edinburgh’s Tolbooth prison.
King James, traveling in disguise as Uberto, falls in love with Elena, who loves Malcolm but is betrothed to rebel leader Rodrigo. During the Scottish uprising Rodrigo is killed, while Elena uses Uberto’s ring to plead for her father and Malcolm; the king pardons them and blesses Elena and Malcolm’s union.
In seventeenth century Scotland, Lucia Ashton and Edgardo Ravenswood secretly pledge to marry despite their families’ feud. Lucia’s brother Enrico forges a letter to make her believe Edgardo has been unfaithful, and pressures her to marry Arturo. Edgardo arrives after she signs the contract and curses her. Lucia later kills Arturo in a state of madness and dies; when Edgardo learns of her death, he stabs himself.
A Highland chieftain, Rob Roy, is secretly married to Janet, the daughter of Perth’s mayor. The plot also brings in Bonnie Prince Charlie and other historical figures, with a deliberately conflated chronology.
Robert the Bruce leads the Scots in a struggle against Edward II of England; the English forces are defeated.
A ruined Scottish baron's family faces a prophecy that a murdered ancestor's ghost will return on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. A rising lake threatens to overwhelm the castle unless a treasure chamber is opened; the ghost reveals the key, allowing the family to escape the doom and recover its fortune.
As Queen Elizabeth prepares to visit Kenilworth, the Earl of Leicester conceals his marriage to Amy Robsart to protect his position at court. Varney’s counsel and an astrologer’s promises of a royal future deepen the conflict between Leicester’s love for Amy and his political ambition.
A three-act romantic opera set in late twelfth-century England, based through intermediate adaptations on Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe.
In Scott’s Ivanhoe story, Vilfredo loves Ravena, while Rebecca falls in love with the wounded Vilfredo she nursed. The Templar Briano abducts Rebecca and she is condemned to die unless a champion defends her. Vilfredo defeats Briano, who is killed by a bolt from heaven; Rebecca confesses her love to Vilfredo, then dies when he tells her they cannot be together.
During the conflict between Saxons and Normans, Ivanhoe returns in disguise and wins a tournament, while Prince John’s allies abduct Rowena and Rebecca. King Richard and his supporters attack the captors’ stronghold; Rebecca is condemned for witchcraft, but Ivanhoe champions her and Sir Brian dies before he can strike. Rebecca is freed, and Ivanhoe reunites with Rowena.
This three-act French pastiche opera is based on Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe and draws on music from several operas by Gioachino Rossini.
Based loosely on Walter Scott’s The Heart of Midlothian, the opera follows Jeanie Deans and her sister Effie. It ends with Effie’s release from Edinburgh’s Tolbooth prison.
King James, traveling in disguise as Uberto, falls in love with Elena, who loves Malcolm but is betrothed to rebel leader Rodrigo. During the Scottish uprising Rodrigo is killed, while Elena uses Uberto’s ring to plead for her father and Malcolm; the king pardons them and blesses Elena and Malcolm’s union.
In seventeenth century Scotland, Lucia Ashton and Edgardo Ravenswood secretly pledge to marry despite their families’ feud. Lucia’s brother Enrico forges a letter to make her believe Edgardo has been unfaithful, and pressures her to marry Arturo. Edgardo arrives after she signs the contract and curses her. Lucia later kills Arturo in a state of madness and dies; when Edgardo learns of her death, he stabs himself.
A Highland chieftain, Rob Roy, is secretly married to Janet, the daughter of Perth’s mayor. The plot also brings in Bonnie Prince Charlie and other historical figures, with a deliberately conflated chronology.
Robert the Bruce leads the Scots in a struggle against Edward II of England; the English forces are defeated.
A ruined Scottish baron's family faces a prophecy that a murdered ancestor's ghost will return on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. A rising lake threatens to overwhelm the castle unless a treasure chamber is opened; the ghost reveals the key, allowing the family to escape the doom and recover its fortune.